Fixing connection to public/anonymous Linux NFS server on Windows.
published on 07.06.2026 15:26
If you have problem with mapping public/anonymous Linux NFS server connection on Windows due to "Access denied" error, there is this simple fix that will simulate proper user for that connection. By default, Windows connects to NFS shares as an anonymous user without providing any UID or GID which Linux NFS server interprets as "nobody" and thus you will get "Access denied" error.

Here is the corresponding registry fix:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ClientForNFS\CurrentVersion\Default]
"AnonymousUid"=dword:000003e8
"AnonymousGid"=dword:000003e8

NFSFIX.reg
SHA256: 6dc2e3d286ec8d90a831607306d156ff3354adc83ef97d15bd94cd5b603177ad